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UMass Medical partner to move to phase two of addiction support software program trial

Q2i, a Boston-based digital health company, announced on Tuesday it has received approval to move to phase two of its Opioid Addiction Recovery Support – Contingency Management software application, a project done in partnership with UMass Medical School in Worcester and UConn School of Medicine.

UMass Medical team wins $2.8M for cryo microscope

The Cryo-EM Core facility at UMass Medical School received $2.8 million from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center on Thursday to purchase a cryo-electron microscope to support the team’s structural biology research. 

WPI researcher awarded $800K for cancer research

Worcester Polytechnic Institute researcher Amity Manning has been awarded a $799,995 grant from the American Cancer Society to determine the role a critical tumor-suppressor protein plays in chromosome errors arising during cell division in cancer cells.

UMass Medical School studying COVID-19 anti-hospitalization treatments

UMass Medical School in Worcester is participating in a study of antibodies treatments for COVID-19.
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UMass Medical School study shows safety of Moderna COVID vaccine for children

Early data in a trial, run in part at UMass Medical School in Worcester, for adolescents indicates the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine has a 95% efficacy with no serious safety concerns to date for individuals aged 12 to 17, as the pharmaceutical company works to receive approval for the vaccine’s widespread use in children.

Conn. pharmaceutical executive to lead MassBiologics at UMass Medical School

Worcester’s UMass Medical School announced on Tuesday that Mireli Fino will be the next executive vice chancellor for MassBiologics on July 1, leading the organization dedicated to improving worldwide health.

Company tied to ALS breakthrough at UMass Medical School wins FDA investigational drug acceptance

A firm making gene therapy for rare diseases that was co-founded by a UMass Medical School professor has won regulatory approval to continue research and investigatory work for an ALS therapy.

Central Mass. leaders respond to Chauvin guilty verdict, call for continuing fight against racism

None of the leaders struck a celebratory tone, noting the conviction of one police officer was not equivalent to beating back systemic racism.
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UMass Medical School vice provost a candidate to lead FDA

Dr. Katherine Luzuriaga, a vice provost at UMass Medical School and the director of its Center for Clinical and Translational Science, is a candidate to lead the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Central Mass. colleges in line for expected $100M in aid

Colleges in Central Massachusetts are due to receive an estimated $100 million among them under the latest federal pandemic aid program.
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